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flint-lock (n.)
also flintlock, 1680s as a type of gunlock in which fire is produced by a flint striking the hammer, from flint + lock (n.1).
1. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.
燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。
2. His eyes were as hard as flint.
他的眼神冷酷无情。
3. Houses in this part of the country are built of flint.
这个国家这一区的房子是用燧石建造的.
4. The rock here was as hard as flint.
这里的岩石像燧石一样坚硬.
5. He has a heart as hard as flint.
他有一副铁石心肠.